since 2017 i am with the abc unit with migh minor de coy. prior to the operation our decoys produce a valid california id. they are to tell their real age. on march 7, 2018, for this incident i participate understand the decoy operation at 4850 geary boulevard in the city. i was operating as close cover officer where the close cover officer it is my duty to protect the decoy and witness the interaction to see if there is any violation of to about could being sold to the minor. he was 20 days old. prior to that i was verifying the average by checking the california id and providing the marked city funds for the operation we are going to use. when he entered the 7-eleven store he engaged the cashier. she had a conversation. i noticed the clerk reach behind the register, a green box hande to the decoy. there was more conversation. i saw the decoy provide the marked city funds and change was returned back. he walked out. i intercepted. he tells me what went on. i take the change from him, the newport cigarettes. i go back in and introduce myself

. >> i'm from abc news in the united states. >> cut. >> i was quickly turned away.ver journalist provided us footage showing rows of troll inside the internet research agency which was later named in one of robert mueller's indictments. and the disinformation campaign was just the beginning. next step, motivating americans to take their frustrations off line and on to the streets. conrad james an activist from raleigh, north carolina, says he was approached by a woman who claimed to represent black matters u.s. to his dismay he later learned they were an allegedly russian-group. >> they make the entire movement look bad. who else was hooked like me by the same group. >> now the lead up to this midterm election day american intelligence officials warn their subbterfug. >> reporter: has not stopped. >> this is culmination of two years of massive investment we have made in people and technology to ensure our platforms are safe and secure place for elections. >> disinformation campaigns are by no mean it's the only threat to american democracy. russia likely targeted al

how many people can be in the unit. >> abc 7 news chosen to blur the images. critics like the this man like students united with renters say mossenee's message is clear. >> like underlying racism that is present in santa cruz that maybe people aren't willing to admit. >> hirschfield says when mossen even address showed up he only saw the flier with ms 137 members exhibitinged. connecting people much color to crime, they say. >> yes i am. >> on friday hirschfield and other measure m support he is marched against mossen even's actions. >> the landlord tells abc 7 news he is apologizing and understands now his actions were ill timed and picture choice was in poor taste. still he stands behind the message. >> hirschfield tells me measure m supporters don't want the apology. instead he says those opposing the measure aren't doing enough to distance them from mosinine. abc news. >>> governor brown stepped out on the campaign trail to oppose proposition 6, prop 6 would repeal the 12 cent per gallon gas tax increase that sacramento lawmakers set in motion last year to

[ gunshots ] >> now from abc 7, live breaking news. >> all units, we've got four people trapped. >> we're at skyway. we've got the road completely blocked. we've got both sides of the road open. >> a fierce, desperate battle is being fought right now four hours north of san francisco. tens of thousands of people are being evacuated. >> i was just getting from downtown and it's just a cloud of gloom. >> terrifying, obviously. good evening. i'm dan ashly, and i'm kristen sze. that fire has grown to 28 square miles. that's bigger than the city of alameda. >> take a look at this map. you can see the campfire as it's called is burning east of chico, but pushing west towards chico as well. residents say the whole place was suddenly in flames. >> and we've just learned from the butte county sheriff that they received multiple reports of fatalities, but have not yet verified any death. >> and this could get very much worse. laura anthony is there live and begins our coverage. laura? >> well, hi. i can show you how bad it is here. kristen and dan we are actually two miles west of paradise here. ju

there live as new video emerges of the hail of bullets. [ gunshots ] >> now from abc 7, live breaking news. >> all units've got four people trapped. >> we're at skyway. we've got the road completely blocked. we've got both sides of the road open. >> a fierce, desperate battle is being fought right now four hours north of san francisco. tens of thousands of people are being evacuated. >> i was just getting from downtown and it's just a cloud of gloom. >> terrifying, obviously. good evening. i'm dan ashly, and i'm kristen sze. that fire has grown to 28 square miles. that's bigger than the city of alameda. >> take a look at this map. you can see the campfire as it's called is burning east of chico, but pushing west towards chico as well. residents say the whole place was suddenly in flames. >> and we've just learned from the butte county sheriff that they received multiple reports of fatalities, but have

when you rent a unit, how many people stay, there how many people with k be in the unit, that's a big problem. >> abc 7 news has chosen to blur the image. critic says his message is clear. >> he is talking to the like underlying racism that is very present in santa cruz that maybe people aren't willing to admit. >> hirshfield says when he showed up to an event addressing the housing crisis in the county, hirshfield only saw the flyer with ms-13 gang members, a move he says ultimately connects only people of color to crime. on friday, other measure m supporters marched against his actions. >> racist actions have to go, hey hey, ho ho. >> he is apologizing and understands now his actions were ill timed and his picture choice was in poor taste. still, he stands behind his message. hirshfield says measure m supporters don't want that apology. instead he said those who oppose the measure aren't doing enough to distance themselves from him. amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. >> thank you. count on abc 7 news for live coverage on tuesday. abc news network will have coverage of the biggest races around the cou

your unit who lives there, how long they stay there, how many people can be in the unit that's a real problem. >> abc 7 news has chose ton blur the images. critics like this man with students united with renters say the message is clear. >> talking to the late -- the sort -- underlig racism present in santa cruz people aren't willing to admit. >> minor chld says when the landlord showed up to an event. hifrp chld only saw the flier with the ms 13 gang members pictured. a move he says ultimate connects people of color to crime. on friday, hirschfield and other measure m supporters marched against the actions of the landlord. >> the landlord tells abc 7 news he is apologizes and understands now his actionsy ill time and his picture choice was in poor taste. still, he stands behind his message. >> hirschfield tells me measure m supporters don't want the apology. intd he says those who oppose the measure aren't doing enough to distance themts from landlords. >>> count on abc 7 for all of the election coverage pch abc 7 news network will have coverage of the biggest races around the country and live local

. >> that is the president of the united states telling abc news that he tells the truth when he can, which raises the obvious question when can he not tell the truth? for most presidents, the answer is very, very rarely, usually safeguard some greater secret which might compromise national security. for this president, what day is it? here's winking at a conspiracy theory when there's no evidence it's true. >> i wouldn't be surprised. [ inaudible ] i don't know who. a lot of people say yes. saz lot of people say yes. that is one of the president's favorite stock phrases. the other form is, a lot of people are talking about it. the people who are saying yes are pushing a conspiracy theory, and this is the conspiracy theory that an anti-semitic gunman latched on to before murdering 11 people in pittsburgh, a gunman obsessed about people invade thing country. and this is a president who said today is averaging 8.3 false or misleading claims a day. more than 5,000 so far. so consider that as you consider this. >> some people call it an invasion. it's like an invasion. they have violently

. >> that is the president of the united states telling abc news that he tells the truth when he can, which raises the obvious question, when can he not tell the truth? for most presidents, the answer is very, very rarely, usually safeguard some greater secret which might compromise national security if it got out. for this president, what day is it? here's the president yesterday winking at a conspiracy theory insinuating it's true when, in fact, there's no evidence that it is. >> do you think anybody is paying for the caravan? >> i wouldn't be surprised. >> george soros? >> i don't know who. a lot of people say yes. >> a lot of people say yes. that is one of the president's favorite stock phrases. the other form is, a lot of people are talking about it. just to be clear, the people who say yes are pushing a conspiracy theory, and just to be clear, this is the very conspiracy theory that an anti-semitic gunman latched onto before murdering 11 people in pittsburgh, a gunman obsessed about people invading this country. and this is a president who a "washington post" fact-checker said t

abc 7 news was in oakland where the taylor memorial united methodist church held a thanksgiving feastay. community groups donated all the food. kitchen staff has been going nonstop getting turkey dinners ready. >> we give clothing and food out to the homeless. anybody. just somebody to come and have a home cooked meal. we have been cooking for two days. >> the church also handed out free bags of groceries. >>> all right. check what i'm working on. the rainfall potential coming at us as we head towards thursda. and it looks like some areas, half an inch in the south bay, to an inch and a half in some other neighborhoods. that is pretty impressive rain. that's why it is a number 2. let's talk about your traveling. if you are traveling wednesday, look at that. from santa barbara northward, fresno, yosemite, rain and mountain snow. but if you can get out of california and you're not heading to washington oregon , pretty clear. whether you have to go through a hub in phoenix, denver, salt lake, looking good there. chicago, dallas, atlanta, it will be a little cold in some places but a lot

. >>> still ahead on abc 7 news ♪ ♪ connecting people... ...uniting the world. ♪♪ >>> star wars fansle to pilot the millennium falcon and participate in space battles of their own. disney announced today some details about attractions in the star wars galaxy edge land coming to disney land and disney world in 2019. the millennium falcon smugglers run allows guests to take scroll of the spaceship. star wars rise of the resistance offers battles of the first order and the resistance. >>> okay, we're moving to football now. actually, i do like star wars. i can't pilot the millennium falcon, i can barely drive my own car. >> do you know who daniel carl stn is? you're not alone. you can't blame them. he wasn't even on the team a ♪ ♪ connecting people... ...uniting the world. ♪♪ >>> finally, celebration in the raiders locker room. oakland's losing streak ends at five games and the silver and black left arizona today with a win. and rookie who wasn't even on the team more than a month ago was responsible. no injury report on this photographer and we certainly hope he's okay. carr five yards

. ♪ ♪ connecting people... ...uniting the world. ♪♪ >>> now from abc 7, live breaking news. >> we'reping right now that our home's going to be okay. >> tens of thousands of evacuees in butte county, many wondering if they'll have a home to return to as the most destructive wildfire in california history continues to spread tonight. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. take a look at new video tonight of the camp fire. nearly 6500 homes have been destroyed, along with 260 businesses. >> nine people have died, and nearly three dozen people are missing. the fire has burned 90,000 acres and is just 5% contained. we have live team coverage for you tonight. >> abc 7 news reporter carlos salcedo is at an evacuation center in chico, but we begin with amanda del castillo. amanda? >> dan, ama, cal fire radio transmissions suggest utility giant pg&e may be responsible for the deadly camp fire. 15 minutes before the deadly camp fire began turning paradise into an apocalyptic scene, pg&e detected a transmission line outage across the feather river. >> responding power lines down. >

uniting the world. ♪♪ live where you live. this is abc the clouds are increasing, and that's a good sign he way. >> here's live doppler 7 sheing green right off our coastline as the first of two badly needed storms is about to move in. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. the rain should bring some smoke relief tomorrow. you can see skies were clearing up a bit today. sandhya patel has when the much needed is arriving. >> as early as tomorrow morning. that is welcome news. let me show you the air quality right now. we're heading in the right direction. most of you in the moderate to sensitive category. the yellow and orange. fairfield, livermore and san jose still unhealthful at this hour in the red. air quality advisory and spare the air alert remain in effect through tomorrow as poor air quality will still linger in the east bay but moderate for all parts of the bay area. winds gusting to 23 miles an hour in the hills helping to blow some of the smoke away. we're tracking two storms with live doppler 7. first one

uniting the world. ♪♪ >>> live, where you live, this is is abc 7 news. >>> escaping the flames and facing a new crisisds find refuge in a walmart parking lot. >> even in the dark, you can see the smokey haze from the campfire. san fr the poorest air quality day since the fire smoke started to blanket the bay area. in the east bay, it's not much better, we have live team coverage from the impact of the campfire smoke. we are live in livermore. >> reporter: yeah, that is right, usually when you drive down the 580 corridor, you can see mount diablo, not tonight, nothing but thick smoke. jorge gonzalez and his son made it out to grab dpinner but they have been trying to stay in doors sdwlmdoor s -- >> when you come down, the visibility is gone to a minimum. you cannot see very far ahead of you. >> gonzalez is concerned about all the smoke coming in from the campfire, he said that he noticed a big change, even just from yesterday, that has him concerned about his son's health. >> i'm surprised the schools have not been shut down and the kids with asthma and hard breathing. >> that could change, the they ma

uniting the world. ♪♪ >>> live where you live, this is abc news. >> very unhealthy smoke from the camp fire intensifiedthe bay area tonight. you're looking live at san francisco, where the city set a record for its worst air quality ever. >> all the smoke led to a run on masks, shut down schools, and forced the cancellation of events all over the bay area. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. take a look at the iconic golden gate bridge today. from left to right, this is how smoky it was until 8:00 this morning until 10:00 tonight. >> as the sun went down, smoky skies gave us some stung sun sets. let's check with sandhya patel. beautiful but dangerous. >> it's bad outside right now. but i have encouraging news. it's going get better. let's take a look at the air quality index. it's particulate matter that is fine pollution, is in the unhealthy to very unhealthy levels right now. as you take a look at the forecast, it was starting tonight. heavy smoke over the area at this hour, but that smoke is going to get pushed northward by a shift in the wind. a sea breeze

this attack, by the way, is the 307th mass shooting in the united states this year defined, of course, as a shooting with four or more victims. abc's stephanie ramos has new details on the investigation and the victims. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: kendis, good morning. authorities have been scrubbing the alleged gunman's past looking for clues as to why he'd open fire killing so many people. police still trying to figure out the motive, but they have learned that he had recently been cleared by mental health specialists after an incident at his home. a community shattered. hundreds coming together to remember the 12 people killed late wednesday when a gunman opened fire inside a packed southern california bar during college night. >> it's a horrific scene in there. there is blood everywhere. >> reporter: we're now getting a look inside as the rampage unfolds. [ gunfire ] watch as the camera shakes, but you can hear that distinct sound. gunshots and then chaos. >> guys, run, go. he's coming out this door. >> reporter: authorities say 28-year-old ian david long, a former marine, walked into the bar with a legally purchased

united states. >> announcer: this has been a special report from abc news. >>> of course good morning america starts in about an hour on abc 7. right now we have almost a full hour of news locally. thanks for joining us on this thursday, november 29th. the special report from abc about a big break in the russia investigation for the government as they are having michael cohen cooperate with their investigation. someone from the inner circle. expected to plead guilty today in court. >> expected to plead guilty as the day goes on. we will have any updates throughout the newscast as well. right now we want to get to lisa argen who has been tracking the storm for >> we are looking at a 2 on the storm impact scale. the front has moved through. looking at the cold, unstable sector of the system right now. and this is what's to come. look at the yellows, reds imbedded here. it is all going to rotate through the bay area in the next hour to two hours. already seeing heavy downpours. cloverdale and guernville. into the south bay, sunnyvale, palo p palo alto, scattered showers. notice 7 kr:30, heavy showers.

. >> i'll never forgive him for what he did to our united states military by not funding it properly. >> eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. >>> michelle obama sat down for an exclusive interview with good morning america anchor robin roberts. can you watch the candid conversation in an abc news primetime special. it's called a first lady's journey, becoming michelle obama airing tomorrow night at 9:00 on abc 7. still ahead on abc 7 mornings an unusual urban winery. >> we are on the world's first commercially viable roof top veinyard system. >> the wintry on a roof top in the middle of new york city. we show you what it's all about. first heading to break, a live look outside from the abc 7 roof camera. lisa argen has the welcome to emirates mr. jones. just sit back, relax and let us entertain you... ...with over 3,500 channels of entertainment, including the latest movies and box sets ( ♪ ) we even have live sports and news channels. ( ♪ ) and your free wi-fi will start shortly. enjoy your flight mr. jones. world's best inflight entertainment. fly emirates. fly better. and all thro' the house. 'twas the ni

united states monday. this is the second apparent insider attack involving u.s. forces in less than three weeks. lana zak, abc news, washington. >>> the tragic end to a wedding celebration is under way in texas. reports say this helicopter was carrying a newlywed couple when it crashed shortly after leaving their ceremony outside san antonio. multiple reports say will and bailey byler and the chopper pilot were all killed in yesterday's early morning crash. the ntsb is set to release more details today. they were students at sam houston state university. >>> and the woman known as southpark susan has turned herself in. susan westwood from charlotte, north carolina is allegedly seen on this video screaming racial slurs at two black women. they were waiting for aaa to come jump-start their car. westwood allegedly told 911 the black women were attempting to break into apartments and offered the dispatcher $2500 to get them out of here. she's been fired by her employer. >>> the outlook is good for the air force academy's mascot. aurora, the falcon, was stolen as a prank before this weekend's game at west point. a

uniting the world. ♪♪ . >> announcer: live where you live. this is abcnever seen anything like this in california, we've never seen anything like this -- it's like total devastation. >> on abc 7 news, president trump gets a firsthand look at the wildfire devastation in butte county. what he said when asked if climate change played a role in the inferno. and look outside shows you some of the fallout of the wildfire, smoky skies. we've had them for several days. how long is that going to be with us? >> all right, good evening, thanks for joining us, i'm dion lim. >> i'm eric thomas. developing news, we are choking through another day, a tenth day of smoky air. you see it, you smell it and many of us feel it. >> the unhealthy air is bearing down on the bay area once again as we take a live look at the haze from the emeryville cam, can't see anything but the smoke. >> we saw a little improvement since yesterday, at least that's what i'm told we saw little improvement. let's check with meteorologist drew tuma. >> we're dealing with another day of unhealthy t

people who love this car racing >> we'll have free to air which could be on abc, we'll have pay which could be in the unitedkets like that uk or b sky b. but we'll build two kinds of digital product tchblg aal prod. we launched one in may, it's in beta we have cameras in all 20 cars, we have tons of data, we hope to build a product which is differentiated and show real fans a on the of differentiated material that they can only get on the ott product the other point is i think over time you'll have over-the-top digital players, the amazons of the world, bid on our content. they've become major players in the video space and i expect we'll be beneficiaries as well. >> i know part of your presentation you prodly speaking said the content business -- i won't quote you directly but it's not the best. what do you mean by that >> scripted content is a very crowded space. there are many kinds of competition for attention. 24 hours a day, screen time increased dramatically but there are many things competing. and scripted content has many new players whether it be netflix or amazon or apple enter. when you add what

abc 7 news. >> thank you so much. >>> a new federal report issued today warns extreme weather disasters are getting worse in the united states. the national climate assessment was written long before this year's devastating wildfires in california and hurricanes that decimated the south and southeast. the report, mandated by law warns of more, stronger and longer disasters triggered in part by global warming. it also details how people's health and different parts of the economy are being hurt. >>> santa cruz county reports a big spike in the number of whooping cough cases there have been 66 suspected or confirmed cases of it just since september 1. that compares with 45 confirmed cases for all of last year. most of the cases have been associated with outbreaks at schools. now california had a whooping cost epidemic in 2014. now based on past trends, doctors are concerned 2019 could be another bad year. infants are most at risk for serious complications, and health official says the best protection is vaccination for everyone. >> it's no fun to have that. oh, boy. >>> black friday sweeps the nation. we'll take you rig

uniting the world. ♪♪ >>> and finally tonight, the comeback kid, what one hockey player went through to get back in the rink. here's abc'sgage centsenter ha loved hockey since he was a boy. he made the varsity starting line-up but that summer he was struck by a car at a crosswalk. gage spent a month in a coma. he was on life support with traumatic brain injury for 22 months, gage got to work, determined to recover. >> i had to relearn how to walk, relearn how to talk. >> reporter: and gage even began helping others with brain injury too. he's become a role model for others at the school in brockton, massachusetts. >> i help them just like i was helped. >> reporter: and just last string, this was gage taking his first steps back on the ice. to gage and his family, it was a victory and tonight, just look at gage on the ice now. >> i had so much my whole life and i just feel like i made it. that's what i have to say for everyone with a, like, injury. you can't give up. just keep trying. >> way to never give up, gage. for nights when you can't be with us right here, you can always catch our full episodes on hulu. thanks for

tonight abc's matt gutman joins rescuers in texas for a full-on dress rehearsal for their worst nightmare. what you're about to see is a drill. >> we are going to need two unitsorter: for these first responders in san antonio, texas, every second counts. >> hurt, where's hurt -- >> reporter: every move on the scene, every decision at these trauma centers, is the difference between life and death. >> we're going to need someone to continue holding pressure on the neck. >> reporter: the trauma may look disturbingly real, but this is a drill. what is happening today is one of the largest mass casualty drills in the nation. it's a nightmare scenario. three active shooters opening fire and detonating a bomb during a high school graduation at the freeman coliseum. the details may be different but the aftermath is created to look eerily similar to the recent mass shootings. las vegas. pittsburgh. thousand oaks. and just one year ago, here in texas, the church shooting in sutherland springs. >> it's not a question if something's going to happen, it's a question of when. how we're prepared to respond to that is critical. >> reporter: the drill starts before sunrise. >

abc 7 news now. a look at the bay bridge from our roof camera. ♪ ♪ ♪ connecting people... ...uniting the world. ♪♪ >>accuweather forecast. we have storms moving through. one wave, then another wave until 2:00 tomorrow. then the storms move back over the ocean. >> at&t offering new details on its upcoming service to compete with netflix. it will have three pricing tiers. it will feature original programming from warner brothers, turner, and year. >> no de >>> no denying the holidays are here. the cal palace has been transformed into the dickens christmas fair. enjoy music, theaters, pubs and shops with handmade holiday treasures. it is open from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. through december 23rd. >>> sausalito is one of the most creative artwork spaces in the country. this weekend they are celebrating their 50th annual winter open studios. art lovers are invited to visit and buy affordable high-quality art from 100 artists with studios in the icb. agree, film, painting, jewelry, drawing and sculptures. you can find something from everyone. the event is free from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. friday and runs from 11:00

unit below. this is a breaking news story. we're going to continue staying ton the scene and we'll update you with new information. live in san jose, david louie, abc 7. >>> in the last half hour, president trump wrapped up a news conference at the white house and in a stunning display, he listed off the republican congressman and women who he says didn't embrace him enough on the campaign trail, suggesting it's their fault they lost last night. it's just one of serl moments making headlines this hour. here's jeanine with more from capitol hill. >> that's enough. that's enough. >> mr. president, i have one other -- >> president trump growing combat i with reporters even as republicans said they'd like to see rhetoric turned down. >> very hostile. such a hostile media. >> the fiery remarks come as president trump touted republican success in mid election, calling out republicans who didn't embrace him. >> gave me no love and she lost. too bad. sorry about that, mia. >> it's about restoring the constitution's checks and balances to the trump administration. >> and more than 100 women are projected to head to congress. it started with jennifer wexton

united states, so we know how that goes. i think, first of all, they should watch abc news on tuesday. that's the first thing people should do. i think the thing to pay attention to in 2016 the national polls were right. they basically said hillary would win the popular vote and she won the popular vote. so those were right. i think state by state and district by state we have no idea. and as tara just said, the early voting is setting all kinds of records. texas, where i just came from, has already voted more people early than voted in the entire election in 2014, and all the numbers that are up seem to be among young voters, latino voters, and women are setting records in voting in this election, so i think it's going to be a long night. i don't think we'll know for sure. but nobody has any idea how to set a model for this type of election turnout. >> so just to put a fine point on this, we do have models show it's likely but not guaranteed the republicans keep the senate. the democrats take the house but you're saying anything goes. >> well, anything goes because i think that becaus

units operating, 15 willow brook road, colts neck, evacuate the building. >> reporter: inside the bodies of his wife jennifer and who they believe to be their two children. a source telling abc news investigators suspect all three were stabbed. >> unfortunately, sadly each of these individuals were the victims of homicidal violence at some point prior to when the fire was set. >> reporter: it turns out earlier in the day ten miles away, the home of the victim's brother was also burning. police charging that brother, paul caneiro, with aggravated arson of his own home saying he doused it with gasoline then set it on fire while his wife and two daughters were inside. no one was injured. police say the two fires are related, but they have not called caneiro a suspect in the death of his brother and family. the two brothers ran a tech company together. the victim, keith caneiro, was the ceo. and that brother will be in court next week to face those arson charges. meanwhile, police here say there is no threat to public safety. they call what happened to that family a targeted attack. gio benitez, abc news, colts neck, new jersey. >> our thanks to gio there. >>> well, heavy rains

abc's matt gutman met with one man who said his injuries would not deter him. >> one thing he says is he's not going to stop. he wants to still get into the united states. he's not going to quit now just because he was wounded. >> reporter: and it could take months to process all these asylum claims and secretary nielsen also said historically less than 10% of these claims are ever approved. kendis, janai. >> our thanks to lana zak there in washington. >>> let's turn to the big twist in the washington investigation. the special counsel robert mueller says former trump campaign chairman paul manafort has violated the terms of his plea deal by lying to investigators. this comes just as another key figure in the case rejects a plea deal. this morning, paul manafort is no longer a key government witness. special counsel robert mueller claims that manafort who pleaded guilty in september to conspiracy in connection with the investigation is now in breach of that plea deal. a court filing says manafort, president trump's former campaign chairman, committed federal crimes by lying to the fbi and the special counsel's office after he started cooperating in the

united states supreme court. >> reporter: over the weekend, president trump touting his accomplishments and continued to fuel fear of what a democratic takeover of congress could look like. our latest abc news/"washington post" poll shows democrats leading republicans by 52% to 44% among likely voters. that lead, narrowing since the summer, but for them to win the senate, they need to gain two seats and that means winning in states won by president trump, states the president is focusing on as he sticks with his key theme, immigration. >> democrats are openly encouraging millions of illegal aliens to break our laws. >> reporter: the caravan of migrants that includes women and children fleeing violence and poverty in central america is still nearly 700 miles away, but democrats, they are out with their own heavy hitter, president obama. >> they are telling us that the single most grave threat to america is a bunch of, like, poor, impoverished, broke, hungry refugees. that's, like, the thing that's really going to threaten gary, indiana. >> reporter: obama made campaign stops in indiana and illinois, hitting republicans on health care. >> they have declared war on obamacare, they have de

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units operating, 15 willow brook road, colts neck. evacuate the building. >> reporter: inside, the bodies of his wife jennifer and who they believe to be their two children. a source telling abc news investigators suspect all three were stabbed. >> unfortunately, sadly, each of these individuals were the victims of homicidal violence at some point prior to when the fire was set. >> reporter: it turns out, earlier in the day, ten miles away, the home of the victim's brother was also burning. today, police charging that brother, paul caneiro, with aggravated arson of his own home, saying he doused it with gasoline, then set it on fire "while his wife and two daughters were inside." no one was injured. police say the two fires are related, but they have not called caneiro a suspect in the death of his brother and family. the two brothers ran a tech company together. the victim, keith caneiro, was the ceo. >> and gio benitez joins us live now from colts neck, new jersey, where that family was killed. gio, so many questions in this case. that brother will be in court next week? >> reporter: he will, tom. he's facing those arson charges. meanwhile, police here say that there is no

this divisive political atmosphere in the united states, this sort of tribalism, and mindful of the fact that, according to the latest "the washington post"/abcoll, 75% of white evangelicals from the u.s. describe the federal crackdown on undocumented immigrants as positive compared to just 46% of americans overall. i just want to play you this sound bite about what he believes it means to be a conservative. >> first of all, to be a conservative is to hold on to the essence of. the essence of the bible, if you cut out all the scriptures in the bible that talk about how you should treat the poor and the grimmigrant the bible would fall apart. if you're anti-the poor and anti-immigrants, you're not being conservative. you're not holding on to the essence of. >> how do you respond to your fellow faith leader? >> i'm into the holding on to the essence of the bible. i'm holding on to the principles of scripture and, as a christian in america, what we seek to do is to work out knowing that we are in a secular government, but we can take those principles and argue for and shape policy just as everyone else in our country has the right to do. the scr

units operating, 15 willow brook road, colts neck. evacuate the building. >> reporter: inside the bodies of his wife jennifer and who they believe to be their two children. a source telling abcl three were stabbed. >> unfortunately, sadly, each of these individuals were the victims of homicidal violence at some point prior to when the fire was set. >> reporter: it turns out earlier in the day ten miles away the home of the victim's brother was also burning. police charging that brother, paul caneiro, with aggravated arson of his own home. saying he doused it with gasoline then set it on fire while his wife and two daughters were inside. no one was injured. police say the two fires are related but they have not called caneiro a suspect in the death of his brother and family. the two brothers ran a tech company together. the victim, keith caneiro, was the ceo. that brother will be in court next week to face those arson charges. meanwhile, police here say there is no threat to public safety. they call what happened to that family a targeted attack. gio benitez, abc news, colts neck, new jersey. >> targeted and a wild attack. wow. >>> to tennessee now where police are searching

abc 7's chris wynn in mountain view. chris? >> reporter: from sky 7, a sea of google employees at the company's headquarters in mountain view. down on the ground, a united front. >> unfair for the women being attacked that they have to speak to the people above them to get change to happen. sometimes they are the ones above them. >> among the demands, an end to force arbitration and harassment and discrimination and a clear process for reporting sexual misconduct safely and anonymously to pay in opportunity and equity. women make up 31% of the workforce at google, yet only 26% serve in executive positions. at the lucas college of business at san jose state yesterday, as more women choose to speak up in the me too movement, they have to respond. >> the organizational culture have to adapt to the demands for visibility and openness and more of doing the right thing. >> elected officials such as jackie spear voiced her support for employees. >> they don't want any tolerance for sexual harassment in the workplace and they certainly don't want team to be paid off. >> googlers making their voices heard. >> time is up. time is up on sexual harass. ment time is

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abc, cbs, nbc and the "new york times." that's the answer. there is another one that goes something about the communists in the united states. another popular answer says this, the only answer to this is that the u.s. didn't lose. the politicians forced to withdraw. the u.s. was betrayed by a left wing media and by communist expletive such as jane fonda. we lost because of communist traitors in the u.s. forced it on us. there is a more reasonable sounding political pressure. militarily the u.s. was never beaten in a large-scale battle. the usa with drew due to domestic political pressure over casualty rates in the war. the u.s. lost because they did not have the political will to finish the job. and then final sort of flavor -- this is all over. i'm sure you hear these and know these. you may think some of these have some credence. another one says we lost in vietnam because there was no support. we won world war ii because everyone pitched in. in vietnam, everyone was against it. this one ended with a sad face. so in the public imagination, the conclusion is clear, those damn hippies lost us the war. i think this narrative

united states who will hurt americans and he, the president, will protect you. and that's consistent to what we've seen for several days. >> the president was asked, john carl of abcsked him about his commitment during the campaign to be honest with the american people and not lie. here's what the president said. >> i always want to tell the truth when i can. i tell the truth. sometimes it turns out to be where something happens, it's different or there's a change, but i always like to be truthful. >> when i can. those are the words everybody's -- i like to be truthful when i can. what do you make of that? >> we sit here on any given day talking about something the president has said or tweeted that is often blatantly false, and he's making these comments on the same day that he held this somewhat impromptu press conference and statement around immigration once again to stoke fears around this caravan where he's made and continues to make many unsubstantiated claims about the nature of the people who are trying to come here. these are people who are fleeing gang violence and poverty in central america. he didn't back off his claim that there might be middle easte

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united states a happy thanksgiving, when it comes to specifically the president's plans on the military, there was the possibility of a visit to troops overseas. of that,o indication but the local abc affiliate in philadelphia says the president will spend the holiday at mar-a-lago, teleconference with members of the military from the facte, highlighting the that he has yet to visit those in iraq, afghanistan in person. linda from capitol heights is next. i've been listening to the comments, very interesting. happy turkey day. i am sort of a national list myself, to an extent. i don't think we should be policing the world, and globalism, in my opinion, has gotten us in a lot of trouble. think the bill of rights should be enforced, for everyone born in this country. so far, it hasn't, because a lot of people have been able to do many things toward other people born in this country at a disadvantage. it quick, i agree, nationalism shouldn't be confused with patriotism. but in that case, we shouldn't be telling iran what to do. and we are using saudi arabia to increase our military bases and weaponry. anyway, my opinion about nationalism would not publicly follow in trump's definition

uniting the world. ♪♪ >>> good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is abcin is up in the north bay, but we've had lighter, random showers through the north bay. one moved through san francisco. don't be surprised if that happens when you're out and about. just work your activities around getting wet, especially steadier this mid-morning to late afternoon. and then a stronger tomorrow will come in wednesday night to thursday morning. alexis? >> checking out the san mateo bridge, still looking dry here, mike, but that is going to change soon. that sky looking like it is getting ready to rain. just be prepared and i think the rains will be pretty soft this afternoon. a quick check of drive times, westbound 80, highway 4 to the maze, 16 minutes, no delays if you're heading south to sfo. >> time now for "live with kelly & ryan," we'll see you >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, academy award-winning actress catherine zeta-jones. and, from the hit comedy "modern family," ariel winter. plus, the perfect present for people on the move as we contin

uniting the world. ♪♪ >>> good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc. hi, everybody. we'll start with the fire danger that's now extended to the santa cruz mountains, infect until 7:00 tomorrow morning, areas above 1,000 feet, critical fire conditions. and you can see the breezes picking up on the bay. you can see our south beach camera. it usually doesn't move much, but it's getting blown around. in fact, we have a small craft advisory north of the bay bridge if you're going to be out on the water. temperatures warmer than average all seven days with the fire danger ending tomorrow. >>> we have about 47 incidents on the board right now. not a lot of fun on the roads if you're about to head out. pretty typical here at the bay bridge toll plaza. you can see the flags whipping around if that wind that mike has mentioned. a quick check of some drive times. we are in the red pretty much all the way around. matt? >> thank you, alexis. it's time now for "live with kelly & ryan." we'll be back at 11:00 for the abc 7 midday news. our reporting continues now on

abc, cbs, nbc, and the "new york times." and that's the answer. there is another one that goes something -- it's about the communists, right, in the united states. another popular answer says this. another quotation. the only answer to this, why did the u.s. lose in vietnam is that the u.s. didn't lose. the politicians forced a withdrawal on us. the u.s. was betrayed by a left wing media and by communist -- there is an excompletive there and because of jane fonda. we lost it because they forced it on us. there is a more reasonable sounding political pressure bent, the u.s. was not beaten in a large scale battle. the u.s. withdraw from vietnam due to political pressure over the mortality rates in the will. the u.s. lost because they did not have the political will to finish the job. the final sort of the flavor -- this is all over. you hear these and you may think some of these have credence. another one says we lost in vietnam because there was no support. we won world war ii because everyone pitched in. in vietnam, everyone was against it. and this one ends with a sad face. so in the public imagination, the conclusion is pretty clear and enthus

with these types of aircraft in use in the united states, the race is on to find out what brought down that plane after it left the airport. bob woodruff, abcarta. >>> scientists now say the earth may be more sensitive to fossil fuel emissions than previously thought. a study finds that oceans have absorbed 60% more heat in the past quarter century. they warn that may make it more difficult to deep global warming under control and within safe levels this century. to do so, emissions from human activities must be reduced much more than previously estimated. >>> the world's largest statue is now on display in india. the bronze monument is called the statute of unity and it honors the leader of the indian independence movement. the statue stands 597 feet, which is nearly twice the height of the statue of liberty. if you include lady liberty's pedestal. in three years, india plans to open another statue that is even taller and it costs millions and millions of dollars to build. there are a lot of people -- >> if you build it, they will come. >> i guess so. there are a lot of starving people in india. >> this is what they decided to spend their

united states happy thanksgiving. when it comes to the president's plan and the military, there was the possibility of a visit with troops overseas. the local abc affiliate in philadelphia reports the president will spend the holiday as he did last year in mar-a-lago, also with teleconference with members of the military from the estate highlighting the fact he still has yet to visit those in iraq or afghanistan in person. maryland is next. linda from capitol heights, go ahead. caller: been listening to comments, very interesting. happy turkey day. i am sort of a nationalist myself to some extent. i don't think we should be policing the world and globalism has gotten us in a lot of trouble. , -- the sad thing is the bill of rights should be enforced for everyone born in this country. so far, it hasn't because a lot of people have been able to do many things that put people born in this country at a disadvantage worried it should not be confused with patriotism. if that is the case, we should not be telling iran what to do. we are using saudi arabia to increase our military weaponry. anyway, i just wanted to say -- my opinion about nationalism w